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==Anupāna== | ==Anupāna== | ||
*Milk or Tandulodaka. | *Milk or Tandulodaka. | ||
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| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
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| + | |Loss on drying || Not more than 4 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Total ash || Not more than 11 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Acid-insoluble ash || Not more than 9.5 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Alcohol-soluble extractive || Not less than 12 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Water-soluble extractive || Not less than 68 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution) || 6 to 8 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Total sugar|| Not less than 56 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Reducing sugars|| Not less than 8 per cent | ||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| + | Loss on drying at 1050 | ||
| + | : Not more than 4 per cent, Appendix 2.2.10. | ||
| + | Total ash: Not more than 11 per cent, Appendix 2.2.3. | ||
| + | Acid-insoluble ash: Not more than 9.5 per cent, Appendix 2.2.4. | ||
| + | Alcohol-soluble extractive: Not less than 12 per cent, Appendix 2.2.7. | ||
| + | Water-soluble extractive: Not less than 68 per cent, Appendix 2.2.8. | ||
| + | pH (10% aqueous solution): 6 to 8, Appendix 3.3. | ||
| + | Total sugars: Not less than 56 per cent, Appendix 5.1.3.2. | ||
| + | Reducing sugars: Not less than 8 per cent, | ||
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Pusyaanuga Churna is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all the ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Gairika to prepare Shuddha Gairika , powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Clean, dry and powder ingredients numbered 1 to 26 individually (except 15) and pass through sieve number 85.
- Weigh separately each powdered ingredient and mix together in specified ratio.
- Pass through sieve number 44 to prepare a homogeneous blend.[1]
Description
- Reddish brown-coloured fine powder with a pungent odour and a bitter, sweet taste. The powder completely pass on through sieve number 44 and not less than 50 per cent pass on through sieve number 85.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Asrgdhara (Menorrhagia), Śvetapradara (Leucorrhoea), Rajodosha (Menstrual disorder), Arśa (Piles), Yonidosha (disorders of female genital tract).
Dose
- 6 g daily in divided dose.
Anupāna
- Milk or Tandulodaka.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 4 per cent |
| Total ash | Not more than 11 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 9.5 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 12 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 68 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 6 to 8 |
| Total sugar | Not less than 56 per cent |
| Reducing sugars | Not less than 8 per cent |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 56.
Loss on drying at 1050
- Not more than 4 per cent, Appendix 2.2.10.
Total ash: Not more than 11 per cent, Appendix 2.2.3. Acid-insoluble ash: Not more than 9.5 per cent, Appendix 2.2.4. Alcohol-soluble extractive: Not less than 12 per cent, Appendix 2.2.7. Water-soluble extractive: Not less than 68 per cent, Appendix 2.2.8. pH (10% aqueous solution): 6 to 8, Appendix 3.3. Total sugars: Not less than 56 per cent, Appendix 5.1.3.2. Reducing sugars: Not less than 8 per cent,
